Out of the many different careers Lee Greif has experimented in in the course of his life, the one he enjoyed the most was the five years he spent as a politician. Even though those years were heavily conflicted and highly stressful, the early 1970s were an extremely exciting and historically significant time to be working in politics, and Greif is grateful that he had the chance to participate. He originally got to Washington thanks to being hired by Peter Peyser in 1971. Peyser was a recently elected congressman representing New York State, and had hired Greif as his chief of staff. He would find himself extremely glad of this decision, since ultimately Greif would successfuly run campaigns that would get Peyser reelected twice.

Peter Peyser had an interesting political career of his own. A Republican congressman representing the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Peyser became a close friend and partner of Nelson Rockefeller. The two of them would often meet to discuss various policy matters and ways to accomplish their public policy goals. Grief had the opportunity to work on many projects because of Peyser’s association with Rockefeller, and did a good job on most of them. These difficult but successfully accomplished assignments earned Grief the attention and support of his superiors.

Serving as chief of staff during the early 1970s meant there was a lot going on at the time that Lee Greif could be a part of. One such event that he is particularly proud of was the dinner party held at the Whitehouse with President Nixon that he and three other congressman and their chiefs of staff took part in. Besides this were the many political briefings with Secretaries Of State and Secretaries Of Defense. Having worked during such a period of political conflict, he often had to defend some unpopular policies, especially since he served a Democrat during the war in Vietnam and a Republican during the Watergate scandal. There were two times specifically where he recalls having to defend some very unpopular policies put forth by his bosses and the president.

While acting as a chief of staff in Washington in the early 1970s, Lee Greif met Randee, the woman who became his first wife. When they met she was employed as a chief of staff for a senator of Missouri, Thomas Eagleton. Lee and Randee became good friends with Thomas Eagleton and they considered him to be a terrific guy and they often kept his company. Eagleton was a dedicated public servant, so having his support was a huge asset to Lee. Lee began to see him as a role model and major source of inspiration. Eagleton would later go on to run as Vice President on McGovern’s presidential campaign. The 5 years that Greif would spend in Washington as chief of staff for Peter Peyser was an important and fondly remembered time in his life. He would apply the knowledge he learned here to all the other challenges in this life.

Though he had many different careers in his life, Lee Greif recalls his five year turn in politics with the most fondness. First hired in 1971 by new Congressman of New York Peter Peyser, Greif was chosen by Peyser to be his chief of staff. The early 1970s was a tumultuous time to be in politics, but it was obvious Peyser did not regret picking Grief as his chief of staff because he ran two successful campaigns for reelection. Throughout this period, despite the high tension of the era, Grief was extremely grateful to be involved in the political arena as he found it very interesting.

Grief had a way of taking a difficult goal and achieving it, not matter what. His bosses took note of that, assigning him some very high-profile tasks that only bettered his reputation. It wasn’t just his talent or work ethic that often helped him. He had connections. Among them was Peter Peyser, a notable political player as well. The Republican congressman, who served Westchester County, a suburb of New York, had strong ties to Nelson Rockefeller, both professionally and personally. They were friends, but they also combined forces to craft some important public policies. Through his relationship with Peyser, Grief used the Rockefeller connection to open some doors.

Serving as chief of staff during the early 1970s meant there was a lot going on at the time that Lee Greif could be a part of. One such event that he is particularly proud of was the dinner party held at the Whitehouse with President Nixon that he and three other congressman and their chiefs of staff took part in. Besides this were the many political briefings with Secretaries Of State and Secretaries Of Defense. Having worked during such a period of political conflict, he often had to defend some unpopular policies, especially since he served a Democrat during the war in Vietnam and a Republican during the Watergate scandal. There were two times specifically where he recalls having to defend some very unpopular policies put forth by his bosses and the president.

Lee Grief first met Randee, the woman who would become his first wife, while he was working as a Chief of Staff in Washington, DC in the early 1970s. At the time, she was also working as a chief of staff, for Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. Lee, Randee, and Senator Eagleton all became very good friends; the couple thought he was a wonderful person and often spent time with him. Further, since Eagleton was a hard-working public figure, his political support was invaluable to Lee’s career. He came to be a role model and enormous inspirational force in Lee’s life. Eagleton even, later in his career, ran for Vice President under George McGovern. Grief’s five years working for Peter Peyser in Washington would prove to be a time crucial to his career, and one he remembered very happily later in life. The experience he gained in that time proved to be invaluable as his career progressed.

Though he had many different careers in his life, Lee Greif recalls his five year turn in politics with the most fondness. First hired in 1971 by new Congressman of New York Peter Peyser, Greif was chosen by Peyser to be his chief of staff. The early 1970s was a tumultuous time to be in politics, but it was obvious Peyser did not regret picking Grief as his chief of staff because he ran two successful campaigns for reelection. Throughout this period, despite the high tension of the era, Grief was extremely grateful to be involved in the political arena as he found it very interesting.

Peter Peyser had an interesting political career of his own. A Republican congressman representing the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Peyser became a close friend and partner of Nelson Rockefeller. The two of them would often meet to discuss various policy matters and ways to accomplish their public policy goals. Grief had the opportunity to work on many projects because of Peyser’s association with Rockefeller, and did a good job on most of them. These difficult but successfully accomplished assignments earned Grief the attention and support of his superiors.

Grief’s position as a chief of staff during the early 1970s was ideal for Grief to build on-the-job experience. One event he remembers particularly fondly is a dinner party, held by President Nixon at the White House, he attended with three other congressman and their chiefs of staff. He also got to take part in various political briefings with the Secretaries of State and Defense. The period during which Grief was in Washington was also one of great political conflict, and he was forced to defend many unpopular policies– most notably because he was working for a Democrat during the Vietnam War and for a Republican during the Watergate scandal. He notes those two occasions as having required him to stand behind particularly unpopular decisions made by his superiors.

It was through his job at the White House that Lee Greif was first introduced to his first wife, Randee. At the time, the early 1970s, he was chief of staff for Peter Peyser and she was chief of staff for Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. The couple actually became quite close to the senator, spent a lot of time with him and spoke of him fondly. This relationship turned out to be quite beneficial to Greif. Eagleton was known for his dedication to the community and his constituents, and his reputation was such that he was later named to McGovern’s presidential ticket. Greif looked up to him, and he would look back on his 5 years as Peyser’s chief of staff as some of the most formative years of his life.

Lee Greif has had a wide variety of jobs and careers in his lifetime, but the five years he spent in politics are definitely among his favorite. The early 1970s were turbulent times, but it was a great time to be associated with politics, and Greif is grateful that he had the opportunity to be an active participant. In 1971, during Peter Peyser’s inaugural term as a New York congressman, Peyser hired Greif to be his chief of staff. This was one of the best decisions Peyser could have made, because during his tenure as chief of staff, Greif led two campaigns that led to successful reelection bids.

Pete Peysers had become a capable and popular politician in his own right. Peysers was the democratic senator who represented the inner city of Chicago. Peysers had become a strong political advocate of Nelson Rockefeller, at one point they were actually very close friends. The two often consulted on potential policy decisions. Peysers’ connection to Rockefeller eventually gave Grief the opportunity to work with special and famous projects. Peysers’ gained much attention from the other senators because of his influential work on an array of projects. The projects were often difficult, but it was nothing Peyser could not accomplish.

During the early 1970s, there were very few events that demanded the attention or skills of Cheif of Staff Greif. However, one such occurrence that he did participate in, and is particularly proud of, was a Whitehouse dinner party hosted by President Nixon, and included three additional congressman and their chiefs of staff. Along with this dinner, Greif was also present at many political briefings with the Secretaries of State and Defense. And, due to his service for both political parties — as a Democrat during the Vietnam War and as a Republican during Watergate — he often had to defend policies that were not popular. Greif is able to recall two instance in particular where he had to defend things that were enacted by his former bosses and the president.

Lee Greif was acting as a chief of state in Washington in the early 1970’s. It was here where he met Randee, the woman who would be his first wife. Randee was working in Washington as a chief of staff for Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. Greif and Randee became good friends with Eagleton. He was considered an upstanding gentleman and spent much time with Greif and Randee. Greif’s friendship with Eagleton was also a huge asset, as Eagleton was a dedicated public servant. Greif began to see him as a sort of role model and source of inspiration. Eagleton would eventually go on the ballot as Vice President for McGovern. The five years Grief was in Washington as chief of state for Peter Peyser served as an important and joyful time. He would apply the skills and knowledge he learned here to all other challenges in his life.

Lee Greif has had a wide variety of jobs and careers in his lifetime, but the five years he spent in politics are definitely among his favorite. The early 1970s were turbulent times, but it was a great time to be associated with politics, and Greif is grateful that he had the opportunity to be an active participant. In 1971, during Peter Peyser’s inaugural term as a New York congressman, Peyser hired Greif to be his chief of staff. This was one of the best decisions Peyser could have made, because during his tenure as chief of staff, Greif led two campaigns that led to successful reelection bids.

Peter Peyser was an interesting and successful politician in his own right. Peyser was the republican congressman who represented the suburban Westchester County. Peyser was a close political associate of Nelson Rockefeller and the two were actually good friends. Many were the times that the two would develop policies together. Peyser’s connections with Rockefeller would give Grief the chance to work on many special and prestigious projects. He drew much attention from his superiors due to the excellent job he performed on them. The assignments may have been difficult, but it was nothing that Grief wasn’t able to accomplish.

There were a lot of opportunities for Greif to be involved in a hands-on way while he was chief of staff in the early 1970s. Along with three congressional chiefs of staff, he was on the scene for one of Nixon’s dinner parties at the White House, and he got experience briefing many high-ranking officials, including state and defense department secretaries. But working for a Democrat during two periods of crisis — Watergate and the Vietnam war — Greif wasn’t always well liked by everyone, and sometimes he had to tout controversial ideas and policies. He remembers at least twice having to stand up for administration proposals that didn’t have a lot of public support.

It was through his job at the White House that Lee Greif was first introduced to his first wife, Randee. At the time, the early 1970s, he was chief of staff for Peter Peyser and she was chief of staff for Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. The couple actually became quite close to the senator, spent a lot of time with him and spoke of him fondly. This relationship turned out to be quite beneficial to Greif. Eagleton was known for his dedication to the community and his constituents, and his reputation was such that he was later named to McGovern’s presidential ticket. Greif looked up to him, and he would look back on his 5 years as Peyser’s chief of staff as some of the most formative years of his life.

Lee Greif has engaged in many different careers throughout his life, none of which he recalls more fondly than his five year stint in politics. Although they were tumultuous and filled with some heavy tension, the early 1970s were an amazing time to be in the political arena and Greif is extremely appreciative that he could be a part of it. He was first hired in 1971 by Peter Peyser. Peyser was a congressman of New York who had recently won the election in New York’s congress race. Peyser chose Greif to be his chief of staff. This was a decision that he would not assignments earned Grief the attention and support of his superiors.

Serving as chief of staff during the early 1970s meant there was a lot going on at the time that Lee Greif could be a part of. One such event that he is particularly proud of was the dinner party held at the Whitehouse with President Nixon that he and three other congressman and their chiefs of staff took part in. Besides this were the many political briefings with Secretaries Of State and Secretaries Of Defense. Having worked during such a period of political conflict, he often had to defend some unpopular policies, especially since he served a Democrat during the war in Vietnam and a Republican during the Watergate scandal. There were two times specifically where he recalls having to defend some very unpopular policies put forth by his bosses and the president. go on to regret as Grief would later go on to run two successful campaigns for his reelection.

Peter Peyser had an interesting political career of his own. A Republican congressman representing the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Peyser became a close friend and partner of Nelson Rockefeller. The two of them would often meet to discuss various policy matters and ways to accomplish their public policy goals. Grief had the opportunity to work on many projects because of Peyser’s association with Rockefeller, and did a good job on most of them. These difficult but successfully accomplished

It was through his job at the White House that Lee Greif was first introduced to his first wife, Randee. At the time, the early 1970s, he was chief of staff for Peter Peyser and she was chief of staff for Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. The couple actually became quite close to the senator, spent a lot of time with him and spoke of him fondly. This relationship turned out to be quite beneficial to Greif. Eagleton was known for his dedication to the community and his constituents, and his reputation was such that he was later named to McGovern’s presidential ticket. Greif looked up to him, and he would look back on his 5 years as Peyser’s chief of staff as some of the most formative years of his life.

Volunteering is nothing new for Mr. Grief. By giving his time to both fundraise and volunteer for multiple companies, foundations, charities, and services, Lee Greif has shown a running track record of hard work and help. With his help, many companies and organizations that touch multiple different lives have been helped. Grief has helped everything from his religion to the medical field, and for nearly everything in between, helping the entire community and greater Kansas City area along the way.

Mr. Grief has served on the Board of Directors and as the Vice President of the congregation for his temple, the Temple B’Nai Jehudah. The temple serves nearly 1,800 families. Not only has Mr. Grief helped the temple fundraise, but has helped on various committees.

Mr. Grief has also continued his work in the Jewish community with the help for the Jewish Community Campus. Mr. Grief served on two committees during a six year period, helping the organization raise $10 million for the actual Jewish Community Campus itself; the money was part of a donation and fundraising process that help build the building and start the campus process. Mr. Grief has also helped the Jewish Federation of Kansas City as far as money is concerned; Grief chaired the budget committee and donated both time and money to help the fundraising efforts of the organization.

Mr. Grief has not only helped the Jewish community, but the community in general around the Kansas City Area. Channel 19 is the local public television station that Mr. Grief has volunteered both his time and money for. Once serving on the Board of Directors, as an Officer of the Corporation as the Secretary, and as a member of the Executive Committee, Mr. Grief helped to develop children’s programming for the station. He also helped it develop entrepreneurial programs for the station, and helped with the fundraising for the organization.

The medical field of Kansas City and the greater Kansas City Area has also felt the affects of Mr. Grief’s volunteer work. Grief was the director of one of the 13 not-for-profit hospitals that cover the greater Kansas City area. He also served as a member of an executive committee that helped set policies for the organization and the entire 13 hospital group as well.

The Learning Exchange of Greater Kansas City has also felt the volunteer work of Mr. Grief. Serving as a chairman of the organization, Mr. Grief helped guide the company through its early development. This organization helps to, among other things, develop programs to benefit children in the multiple school districts in the area. Mr. Grief was also the director for the center for Management Assistance. This organization helped provide management assistance for non-profit organizations.

Lee Greif works often to help organizations that need fundraising help. As a Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Jewish Community Foundation, he offered help as a financial advisor, one of the tools to his vast amount of volunteer work.

Lee Greif has had numerous business ventures in his lifetime; even so, he has made it a point to donate his time and money to various charitable causes and non-profit institutions. Instead of casually making donations, he found it important to make a long term commitment to these organizations and held various offices in them. These included: member of a board of directors, Vice President of a Congregation, engaging in fundraising, and performing much volunteer work.

One such organization where he volunteered was the Learning Exchange of Greater Kansas, a not-for-profit-organization which seeks to improve schools by assisting children and giving teachers a non-judgmental atmosphere to improve their skills. During the early stages of this company’s development, Greif would serve as Chairman of the Board in various committees. Greif’s contributions to this organization were crucial in making it grow. One such facet of the company which he helped facilitate was the Exchange City program. This still exists today and its purpose is to help children adjust to the working world by simulating a real city and encouraging the children to get a job or create a service in the city.

Temple B’Nai Jehudah is another organization that Lee Greif has donated much time and money to. He served on the Board of Directors for some time and was also a long time member of the congregation in good standing. He spent numerous hours volunteering for this Temple which included cash management, developing an equitable dues schedule, and fundraising for when the Temple was in need of a new location. He also would serve on numerous committees, which included the Rabbi Selection committee, and chairman of the committee for the new Temple location. He has often been honored to sit on the altar before the congregation during service.

He also served on two committees for the Jewish Community Campus over a six year period of time. He spent many hours calling out to members of the organization as well as the community in order to solicit funds. He was also a major contributor himself. One of the organizations which Greif has been with for a long time is the Jewish Community Foundation; in fact he has been with the organization for 15 years. His primary function with the organization has been that of Vice Chairman, he has also served on the board for a number of years. Grief also served as member of the executive committee and Chairman of the Investments committee. In addition to the long hours he has given to the company, he has also been a major financial contributor as well.

Other organization to which Lee Greif has donated his time and money include: the Center for Management Assistance, the Holocaust Memorial Dinner, and the Shalom Geriatric Center. For these organizations he has served as active director, organizer and chair, and board member respectively. His efforts with the Holocaust Memorial Dinner helped to raise over $1.2 million to go the construction of a new Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Lee Greif has led an interesting life due to the many careers he has had. His first major career was in politics and began in the early 1970s. He was hired as a chief of staff by Peter Peyser, a republican congressman who had recently been elected. Greif was very successful in this position and remained there for five years. He was given many responsibilities in this position, and took a lot of knowledge and experience away from it. Even though being in office curing the Watergate scandal provided its fair share of challengers, he took from this period many fond memories such as having dinner with the President in the Whitehouse. He decided to leave politics and pursue his law practice which had been a dream of his for some time.

After a brief stint helping his Father in Law run his business, Greif began his career as a Real Estate developer. He went on to develop over 1 million square feet of Industrial Real Estate, own 4 Commercial nationally franchised hotels and build and own over 1,000 residential apartments.

He found and purchased Field Force Media Services in 2003. The business deals in electronic media transfer and distribution, and interesting concept that immediately intrigued Greif. The business has a huge customer base that includes people from all over the country. In case you’d like to visit the site, you can find it here: www.Fieldforceusa.com. He purchased his third business, Premier Marketing Incorporated in 2005. It is a publishing company for automotive and homebuilding corporate image books. Currently, it publishes about 150 books in a single year and has customers from every state in the United States of America. The website for this company is: www.Premieremarketinggroup.com. Finally, the fourth business in which he purchased is Pro Mail Services. He bought this business in 2007. This business provides direct mail, fulfillment, and warehousing to customers nationwide. You can learn more about it here: www.Promailservices.com.

Although he spends a great deal of time on each of his many business ventures, Greif considers the most important thing in his life to be spending time with his family. His family, consisting of his wife Amy and their three children, means the world to him and he is certain to make free time to spend with them whenever possible. Lee Greif will often participate in his children’s athletic events. Whether it’s just attending their games, or even organizing and coaching them, he loves to be involved with his children’s activities. Currently, their favorite is baseball with Greif acting as the team’s coach.

After being class President of his class for four years in college at The University of Connecticut, and ultimately serving as Student body president, Lee Greif first entered the realm real of politics in 1971 when he was hired by Republican Congressman of New York, Peter Peyser. During this time, he served during the Watergate scandal which meant that he had to defend many sordid unpopular polices that were put into place by both his superiors and President Richard Nixon himself. Even though there were difficulties, there were many more memorable moments that Greif will always remember fondly. These include a dinner at the Whitehouse with the President of the US, top secret meetings with Secretaries Of State and Defense, and most importantly his meeting Randee, his first wife.

Even though he loved his work in politics with a passion, it had always been his dream to establish his own law practice. Ever since having received his degree in law, he had been eager to begin practicing it. However, his opportunity to enter politics could not be ignored. In 1974, the time had finally come to leave the political realm that he was so used to and move back up to his home state of Connecticut to practice law. What was to be a long and successful career in law was cut short however when his father in law unexpectedly took sick. Due to his illness he was required to have heart surgery which would require a long time to recover if he was lucky. Being thus afflicted he was in no way capable of running the family clothing business which had existed for decades.

Greif was faced with a very difficult choice, he could continue to pursue his long-awaited career as a lawyer, or he could put his dreams on hold and keep the family clothing business from going under. His conscience got the better of him and he decided to become the CEO of the family clothing business, but only on a temporary basis until his father in law had recovered to the point where he could once again take over. The business was a somewhat large chain of clothing stores that had existed since 1881 and was very well known throughout the area. Ever since it was established it had been successful and had gained notoriety throughout the area.

Lee Greif had never taken up any task before half-heartedly and found no reason to end that now. He decided to put all he had into the business so that when his father in law had finally recovered enough to regain control it would be bigger and better than ever before. Because of the long time needed to recover from the heart surgery, his father provided him with all the time he needed to enact his plans. Greif had learned a lot from college and the solid real world experience he learned from his five years in politics and he put all of this knowledge into use when he took over the business. He ran the business for a total of 4 years and by the time he was finished the chain of stores had grown from five stores to 11. He enjoyed running the business thoroughly, especially all of the people he met and relationships he built while doing so.